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February 15, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Georgia Cervin, Honorary Research Fellow, University of Western Australia Within days of serious allegations of physical and psychological abuse in New Zealand gymnastics emerging in late 2020, the sport’s governing body Gymnastics New Zealand commissioned an independent review. A series of media investigations had earlier painted a ... <a title="Gymnastics NZ has apologised for past abuses — now it must empower athletes to lead change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/15/gymnastics-nz-has-apologised-for-past-abuses-now-it-must-empower-athletes-to-lead-change-154183/" aria-label="Read more about Gymnastics NZ has apologised for past abuses — now it must empower athletes to lead change">Read more</a>
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February 15, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chris Wallace, Associate Professor, 50/50 By 2030 Foundation, Faculty of Business Government & Law, University of Canberra Federal opposition leader Anthony Albanese’s recent six-day tour of Queensland came not a minute too soon for Labor’s prospects in the possible election year of 2021. The old adage that ... <a title="Labor’s wicked problem: how to win back Queensland" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/15/labors-wicked-problem-how-to-win-back-queensland-154951/" aria-label="Read more about Labor’s wicked problem: how to win back Queensland">Read more</a>
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February 15, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Zoë Hyde, Epidemiologist, University of Western Australia In the past fortnight, two vaccine stories made headlines around the world. Novavax announced spectacular results for its phase 3 trial, while preliminary data suggest the AstraZeneca vaccine is ineffective against the South African variant. These two vaccines comprise the ... <a title="Herd immunity is the end game for the pandemic, but the AstraZeneca vaccine won’t get us there" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/15/herd-immunity-is-the-end-game-for-the-pandemic-but-the-astrazeneca-vaccine-wont-get-us-there-155115/" aria-label="Read more about Herd immunity is the end game for the pandemic, but the AstraZeneca vaccine won’t get us there">Read more</a>
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February 15, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dale Dominey-Howes, Professor of Hazards and Disaster Risk Sciences, University of Sydney When disaster strikes, not everyone is affected the same way. A growing body of research shows the experiences of sexually and gender diverse people are frequently very different to those of heterosexual people. Our research ... <a title="‘You never know if you will be treated properly and with respect’: voices of LGBTIQA+ people who lived through disasters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/15/you-never-know-if-you-will-be-treated-properly-and-with-respect-voices-of-lgbtiqa-people-who-lived-through-disasters-153190/" aria-label="Read more about ‘You never know if you will be treated properly and with respect’: voices of LGBTIQA+ people who lived through disasters">Read more</a>
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February 15, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Shelley Kinash, Professor of Higher Education, University of Southern Queensland Throughout the world, COVID-19 health regulations have made the on-campus lecture mostly defunct. And most Australian universities won’t be offering on-campus lectures in 2021. The Australasian Council on Open, Distance and e-Learning (ACODE) recently published a white ... <a title="COVID killed the on-campus lecture, but will unis raise it from the dead?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/15/covid-killed-the-on-campus-lecture-but-will-unis-raise-it-from-the-dead-152971/" aria-label="Read more about COVID killed the on-campus lecture, but will unis raise it from the dead?">Read more</a>
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February 15, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amanda Davies, Professor of Human Geography, University of Western Australia Internal migration resulted in a net loss of 11,200 people from Australia’s capital cities in the September quarter of 2020, according to Australian Bureau of Statistics data released this month. At the same time, some regional areas ... <a title="Has COVID really caused an exodus from our cities? In fact, moving to the regions is nothing new" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/15/has-covid-really-caused-an-exodus-from-our-cities-in-fact-moving-to-the-regions-is-nothing-new-154724/" aria-label="Read more about Has COVID really caused an exodus from our cities? In fact, moving to the regions is nothing new">Read more</a>
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February 15, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Htwe Htwe Thein, Associate professor, Curtin University The actions of the Myanmar military in arresting members of the government in dawn raids on February 1, the day parliament was set to convene, have been met with shock and dismay both within the country and around the world. ... <a title="Taking care of business: the coup in Myanmar is partly about protecting the economic interests of the military elite" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/15/taking-care-of-business-the-coup-in-myanmar-is-partly-about-protecting-the-economic-interests-of-the-military-elite-154727/" aria-label="Read more about Taking care of business: the coup in Myanmar is partly about protecting the economic interests of the military elite">Read more</a>
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February 15, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joanna Mendelssohn, Principal Fellow (Hon), Victorian College of the Arts, University of Melbourne. Editor in Chief, Design and Art of Australia Online, University of Melbourne The Members’ Hall of Parliament House is home to the 25 completed portraits of Australia’s former prime ministers. The most recently revealed ... <a title="Cartoonist Johannes Leak is not known for his portraits – so why is he being given $40,000 to do Tony Abbott’s?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/15/cartoonist-johannes-leak-is-not-known-for-his-portraits-so-why-is-he-being-given-40-000-to-do-tony-abbotts-155037/" aria-label="Read more about Cartoonist Johannes Leak is not known for his portraits – so why is he being given $40,000 to do Tony Abbott’s?">Read more</a>
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February 15, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra As JobKeeper enters its final weeks, the government has released the latest Tax Office breakdown of the numbers coming off the program, amid concerns its end in late March will see a rise in unemployment. With attention currently on Victoria, ... <a title="Victorians struggle to exit JobKeeper, as the scheme’s end looms" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/15/victorians-struggle-to-exit-jobkeeper-as-the-schemes-end-looms-155288/" aria-label="Read more about Victorians struggle to exit JobKeeper, as the scheme’s end looms">Read more</a>
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February 14, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jennifer S. Hunt, Lecturer in Security Studies, Australian National University Twice-impeached former US President Donald Trump has evaded conviction once more. On the fourth day of the impeachment trial, the Senate verdict is in. Voting guilty: 57 senators (representing nearly 70% of the country or 202 million ... <a title="Trump evades conviction again as Republicans opt for self-preservation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/14/trump-evades-conviction-again-as-republicans-opt-for-self-preservation-155283/" aria-label="Read more about Trump evades conviction again as Republicans opt for self-preservation">Read more</a>
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February 12, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hassan Vally, Associate Professor, La Trobe University Victoria will go into stage 4 lockdown from 11.59pm tonight, as the cluster from the Holiday Inn quarantine hotel continues to grow. Premier Daniel Andrews announced the circuit-breaker lockdown this afternoon, citing the threat posed by the “hyper-infectious” UK strain. ... <a title="Yes, another lockdown in Victoria hurts. But it might be our only way to avert a third wave" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/12/yes-another-lockdown-in-victoria-hurts-but-it-might-be-our-only-way-to-avert-a-third-wave-155212/" aria-label="Read more about Yes, another lockdown in Victoria hurts. But it might be our only way to avert a third wave">Read more</a>
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February 12, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicholas Wood, Associate Professor, Discipline of Childhood and Adolescent Health, University of Sydney With the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines about to begin in Australia, people may be wondering if they’re safe (and effective) in the long term. What might be the health consequences a year after vaccination, ... <a title="COVID vaccines have been developed in record time. But how will we know they’re safe?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/12/covid-vaccines-have-been-developed-in-record-time-but-how-will-we-know-theyre-safe-153888/" aria-label="Read more about COVID vaccines have been developed in record time. But how will we know they’re safe?">Read more</a>
